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US3503615A
US3503615A US608583A US3503615DA US3503615A US 3503615 A US3503615 A US 3503615A US 608583 A US608583 A US 608583A US 3503615D A US3503615D A US 3503615DA US 3503615 A US3503615 A US 3503615A
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    • G11B3/08564—Driving the head the head being driven by means independent of the record carrier driving means
    • G11B3/08567—Driving the head the head being driven by means independent of the record carrier driving means for pivoting pick-up arms

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  • a record player including means for detecting and memorizing the angular position of a pickup arm which means consist of a movable part afiixed to the rotary shaft of the pickup arm and a stationary part disposed opposite to the movable part so that the parts cooperate with each other to produce an electric signal to memorize an angular position of the pickup arm at which the pickup arm is to begin playing, the foregoing parts also cooperating to help bring the pickup arm back to the memorized position to start playing.
  • This invention generally relates to a record player, and more particularly to a record player having incorporated therein means for selectively playing desired one of a plurality of tunes recorded on one record.
  • Conventional automatic playing employs such a method that upon completion of playing a record it is replaced with a next record or a method such that a plurality of records put one on another are sequentially dropped on the turntable.
  • positioning of the pickup for starting of playing is previously determined in accordance with the diameter of the record and a pickup is brought to a predetermined position from where its play starts.
  • one object of this invention is to provide a record player which is capable of automatic and selective playing of desired one of a plurality of record zones recorded on a record.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a record player which is capable of selective playing of desired ones of a plurality of different record zones recorded on a plurality of records.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a record player in which rotating position detecting means are provided on the rotatry shaft of the pickup arm.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a record player which is provided with rotating position detecting means of a differential transformer type consisting of a magnetic plate afiixed to the rotary shaft of the pickup arm and a plurality of coils inductively coupled with the magnetic plate.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a record player which is equipped with memory means provided in relation to the rotary shaft of the pickup arm.
  • Still another object of this invention is to provide a record player which is equipped with pickup arm horizontal driving means provided in relation to the rotary shaft of the pickup arm.
  • the record player of the present invention has means provided with respect to the rotary shaft of the pickup arm of the record player for producing an electrical signal corresponding to a predetermined angular position of the pickup arm thereby to select playing of desired one of a plurality of record zones recorded on a record automatically.
  • FIGURE 1 is a perspective view schematically illustrating one example of a record player according to this invention
  • FIGURE 2 is a partial plan view of one example of a record usable in this invention.
  • FIGURE 3 is a plan view showing one example of means for detecting the rotational angular position of a pickup arm
  • FIGURE 4 is a cross-sectional view of the detecting means depicted in FIGURE 3;
  • FIGURE 5 is a side view of a record player equipped with another example of the detecting means
  • FIGURE 6 is a plan view of the principal part of the example depicted in FIGURE 5;
  • FIGURES 7A, 7B and 7C are graphs for describing the detecting means depicted in FIGURES 3 and 6;
  • FIGURE 8 is a perspective view schematically illustrating means for driving the pickup arm in a horizontal direction, difierent from that shown in FIGURE 1;
  • FIGURE 9 is a side view showing means for driving the pickup arm in a vertical direction
  • FIGURE 10 is a plan view of the means shown in FIG- URE 9;
  • FIGURE 11 is a perspective view illustrating memory means different from that shown in FIGURE 1;
  • FIGURE 12 is a block diagram for explaining this invention.
  • reference numeral 1 indicates a record, on one side of whi h are provided a plurality of record zones, for example, three zones 2a, 2b and 20, as exemplified in FIGURE 2, tunes being individually recorded in the record zones.
  • these record zones 2a, 2b and 2c are referred to as first, second and third record zones, and portions between the first and second record zones and subsequent to the third record zone are referred to as non-record zones 3a, 3b and 30.
  • Reference numeral 4 identifies a motor board, 5 a turnable, 6 generally a pickup, 7 a pickup arm, 8 a cartridge mounted on one end of the pickup arm 7, 9 a stylus attached to the cartridge 8, 10 a weight balancer mounted on the other end of the pickup arm 7 and 11 a bearing member or a pivot of the pickup arm 7.
  • the bearing member 11 is designed so that the pickup arm 7 may freely move in a direction along the surface of the record 1 and in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the record 1. This is not related directly to the gist of the present invention, and hence no detailed description will be given in this specification.
  • a rotary shaft 12 Extending downward through the motor board 4 from the pickup arm 7 is a rotary shaft 12, around which three coils 13a, 13b and 130 are disposed. These coils 13a, 13b and 13:: are wound flat and substantially circular in shape as illustrated in FIGURES 3 and 4, and they are disposed on an insulating plate 14 at equiangula-r intervals about an aperture 15.
  • the insulating plate 14 is secured to a stationary part by suitable fixing means, though not illustrated.
  • the rotary shaft 12 passes through the aperture 15 without making contact with its margin.
  • a fan-shaped rotary plate 16 made of a magnetic material or the like is affixed to the rotary shaft 12 in opposing relation to the coils 13a, 13b and 130 but a little spaced therefrom.
  • the mutual inductance of the coils 13a, 13b and 130 is varied with the rotational position of the rotary plate 16 aflixed to the rotary shaft 12.
  • the above arrangement forms a kind of differential transformer.
  • One of the coils, for example, 13a is used as a primary coil, to the terminals 17a and 17b of which is applied an AC current of, for example, about 10 kc./s.
  • the coils 13b and 130 are used as secondary coils cooperating with the primary coils 13a and they are connected differentially, from the output terminals 18a and 18b of which outputs are taken out.
  • the above-described device serves to detect the time when the stylus 9 of the pickup arm 6 has reached the nonrecord zone 3a, 3b or 3c from the record zone 2a, 2b or 2c.
  • This device will hereinafter be referred to as means 25 for detecting the rotational position of the pickup arm 6.
  • the reasons for requiring such means will be seen from the following description. Now, a description will be given in connection with the operation of the detecting means 35. As illustrated in FIGURE 7A, the output voltage V from the secondary coils gradually varies with rotation of the pickup arm 7 and consequently the rotary shaft 12.
  • the pitch of the grooves of the non-record zones 3a, 3b and 3c is greater than that of the grooves of the record zones 2a, 2b and 2c, though the pitch difference is dependent upon records employed. Therefore, the rotational speed of the pickup arm 7 and consequently the rotary shaft 12 at times from t to t to t, and t to i during which the stylus 9 slides on the non-record zones 3a, 3b and 3c is greater than that at times from t to 2",, t to t;; and L, to t while the stylus 9 sliding on the record zones 2a, 2b and 2c, as clearly seen from FIGURE 7B. This implies that the rotational speed of the rotary plate 16 increases with an increase in that of the rotary shaft 12.
  • the output voltage V emanating from the output terminals 18a and 18b greatly increases at the times from t to t i to A, and t to I ⁇ ; as illustrated in FIGURE 7B.
  • the signals from the output terminals 18a and 18b are applied to, for example, a differentiation circuit to obtain such pulses as depicted in FIGURE 7C, by which the rotating position of the pickup arm 7 can be detected.
  • FIGURES 5 and 6 A modified form of the rotating position detecting means 25 is illustrated in FIGURES 5 and 6.
  • a disc-like rotary plate 16 is made of a material inhibiting passage of light therethrough and the rotary plate 16 has formed therein an aperture whose width continuously varies, as illustrated in FIGURE 6.
  • a plate 103 Under the rotary plate 16 there is disposed a plate 103 which is supported at one end by a stationary part 101 and has formed therein a slit 102, the plate 103 being also made of a material inhibiting passage of light therethrough.
  • the aperture 100 and the slit 102 are configured such that the area of their overlap varies continuously with the rotation of the rotary plate 16.
  • the rotary plate 16 need not always be circular and it may be a fan-shaped one having an angle corresponding to the maximum rotation angle of the pickup arm and having formed therein an aperture.
  • a light source 104 is disposed above the aperture 100 of the rotary plate 16 and a photoelectric converter 105 such as a phototransistor, photo-cell, CdS-plate or the like is located under the slit 102 of the plate 103.
  • the output side of the photoelectric converter 105 is connected to a control circuit 106.
  • a focusing lens 107 may be disposed between the light source 104 and the photoelectric converter 105, if necessary.
  • the operation of the rotating position detecting means employed in this example is substantially the same as that of the detecting means depicted in FIGURES 1, 3 and 4,
  • this detecting means yield such characteristic curves as shown in FIGURES 7A and 7B. That is, according as the stylus 9 of the pickup arm 7 runs on the record zone or non-record zone, the rotating speed of the rotary shaft 12 varies and that of the rotary plate 16 varies correspondingly. Accordingly, at the times from t to t t to it; and t to r the variations in the quantity of light reaching the photoelectric converter 105 from the light source 104 through the aperture 100 and the slit 102 exceed those in the quantity of light at the times from t to t t to 2 and L; to t The quantity of light impinging the photoelectric converter 105 is thereby con-.
  • the rotating position detecting means 25 may be capacitive coupling means other than the aforementioned differential coupling transformer coupling means, inductive coupling means and optical coupling means.
  • the rotary plate 16 is a movable electrode and the plate 103 is a fixed electrode, and by suitable selection of the electrodes at desired output voltage can be obtained.
  • the stopping position of the motor corresponds to the starting point of a tune selected, and hence the motor is then automatically rotated, by suitable means described later, in a reverse direction and stopped in such a position as to bring the stylus 9 to the groove ahead of the tune selected.
  • the location of the tune selected is detected and the player is put in its stand-by condition.
  • the output terminal of the pickup arm is adapted not to be connected to an audio amplifier circuit until completion of the location of the selected tune. This can automatically be carried out by suitable means which will be described later on.
  • detecting means a method which comprises a light source and a photoelectric converter both attached to the head of the pickup arm on the side of the stylus and is adapted to receive the light reflected from the record zone and the non-record zone to thereby detect the difference in the quantity of light due to the difference in pitch of the grooves, or a method according to which a vibration detector having a resilient contactor is attached to the head of the pickup arm on the side of the stylus and is adapted to move with the stylus of the pickup arm to thereby detect the difference in pitch of the grooves of the record zone and the non-record zones.
  • the means of such methods are both attached to the head of the pickup arm, so that the head becomes heavy and complicated in construction.
  • the aforementioned detecting means 25 of this invention are, however, mounted on the rotary shaft 12 of the pickup arm 7 whose mass exerts a minimum infiuence upon the stylus pressure or the entire vibration ssytem. Further, the detecting means has a special advantage in that it performs the detection without preventing the pickup arm from rotation by mechanical friction.
  • driving means for the pickup arm and memory means for the detected position can be provided in addition to the detecting means 25. That is, a lever 33, affixed to the lower end of the rotary shaft 12 of the pickup arm 7, has attached thereto a rod-like magnet 21 at one end in a direction perpendicular to the rotary shaft 12, or the lever 33 is made and used as a magnet. Meanwhile, an electromagnet device having a U-shaped core 23 with a coil wound thereon is disposed opposite the magnet 21 in such a manner that the projecting arms of the core 23 hold one end of the magnet 21 therebetween, constituting driving means 24 for driving the pickup arm 7 in a horizontal direction (parallel to the surface of the record).
  • both electrodes of the core 23 are located in a horizontal plane including the magnet 21.
  • application of a DC current to the coil 22 causes the free end of the rod-like magnet 21 to rotate towards the free end of one arm of the U-shaped core 23, with the result that the pickup arm 7 rotates in one horizontal direction.
  • the rod-like magnet 21 and consequently the pickup arm 7 rotates in a direction opposite to the aforementioned one.
  • Reference numeral 26 indicates a reversing switch, 27 a DC power source driving switch and 28 a DC power source.
  • FIGURE 8 there is illustrated another example of the electromagnetic driving means 24 for driving the pickup arm 7 in a horizontal direction.
  • 'a disc-like magnet 21' which is magnetized N and S sequentially in its circumferential direction, is aflixed to the rotary shaft 12 in place of the rod-like magnet 21 and an electromagnet 23 similar to the aforementioned one is disposed opposite the magnet 21.
  • supply of a DC current to the coil 22 enables rotation of the pickup arm 7 in the same manner as in the foregoing.
  • FIGURES 9 and 10 For lifting up the head of the pickup unit 6 from a pickup arm rest (not shown) or from the surface of the record, namely for moving the pickup arm 7 in a vertical direction.
  • FIGURES 9 and 10 One example of the vertical driving means 29 is illustrated in detail in FIGURES 9 and 10.
  • a magnet or a magnetic member 30 is attached to the pickup arm 7 on the opposite side of the stylus 9 (on the side of the weight balance 10 in the figures) and a core 31 having a U-shaped cross-section is disposed rearwardly of the magnet 30 at such a position that their end faces 31a and 31b are in slightly-spaced and opposed relation to the magnet 30 having wound thereon a coil 32.
  • the end faces 31a and 31b of the core 31 opposite to the magnet 30 are configured to be circular about the "bearing member 11 of the pickup arm 7 in such a manner as to cover the horizontal rotation angular range of the pickup arm 7.
  • the magnet 30 and the core 31 are disposed relative to each other so that the upper surface of the magnet 30 and that of the end face 31a of the core 31 are offset a distance it when the stylus tip makes contact with the record, namely during playing the record.
  • the distance 11 is selected to be such that while the head of the pickup arm 7 is being lifted upwards the pickup arm 7 may return to the pickup arm rest or to a predetermined position without touching any other parts during its horizontal movement.
  • the pickup arm 7 is rotated in a horizontal direction by the aforementioned pickup arm horizontal driving means 24 while the head of the pickup arm 7 being lifted up as described above, and when the pickup arm 7 has rotated to a predetermined position the electric current supply to the coil 32 of the vertical driving means 29 is cut off to bring the stylus 9 down to the surface of the record at a predetermined position or to rest the pickup arm 7 on the arm rest.
  • the rotary shaft 12 has afiixed directly thereto on the opposite side from the rod-like magnet 21. Where no memory means are provided, only the electromagnet 21 is affixed to the rotary shaft 12 as described previously.
  • shafts 34 and 35 are provided in parallel with the rotary shaft 12, and a plurality of substantially fan-shaped rotors, in the example shown in FIGURE 1 two fan-shaped rotors 36a and 36b are mounted on the shaft 34 rotatable thereabout but unmovable in its axial direction while being biased in one direction with respect to the shaft 34.
  • One rotor 36:: is disposed at the same level as the free end of the aforementioned lever 33.
  • Reference numerals 37a and 37b designate springs for biasing the rotors 36a and 36b respectively. Accordingly, the rotor 36a is normally held in a condition such that its one edge 39 adjoining the circumferential portion 38 engages the free end of the lever 33, and the rotor 36a follows rotation of the pickup arm 7 and consequently the lever 33 and rotates in a direction opposite to that of the rotation thereof.
  • rotary arms 40a and 40b are mounted on the other shaft 35 similarly rotatable thereabout but unmovable in its axial direction and the rotary arms are designed so that their left free ends engage with circumferential portions 38 and 38 of the rotors 36a and 36b respectively.
  • the other free ends of the rotary arms 40a and 40b are disposed electromagnets 43a and 43b having cores 42a and 42b with coils 41a and 41b wound thereon. Rotation of the rotary arms 40a and 40b due to electric current supply causes their left free ends to constitute braking means for the aforementioned rotors 36a and 36b.
  • Reference numerals 44a and 44b identify springs for releasing braking of the rotors 36a and 36b upon deenergization of the electromagnets 43a and 43b, which springs are positioned between the other free ends of the rotary arms 40a and 40b and the fixed parts 1,, and f
  • Reference numerals 45a and 45b indicate stoppers for the rotary arms 40a and 40b.
  • the rotors 36a and 36b and the rotation stopping means constitute memory means 46a and 46b for the starting position of play of a record. The following will describe the memory means in detail.
  • a tune to be played from a first record is a second one recorded in the second record zone 2b shown in FIGURE 2.
  • the record is placed on the turntable 5 and the pickup arm 7 is manually brought to such a position that the stylus 9 assumes a position as close to the terminating end of the first tune as possible, while the rotor 36a is rotated simultaneously.
  • a current is applied to the electromagnet 43a to hold the rotor 36a in that position electromagnetically and mechanically.
  • the rotor 36a does not ever rotate following the rotation of the pickup arm 7. In this manner, the rotor 36a is locked electromagnetically and mechanically.
  • the shafts 34 and 35 are moved in their axial direction and the other rotor 36b is placed opposite the lever 33, after which the rotor 36b is locked in accordance with a tune to be played from a second record which is carried out in exactly the same manner as in the locking of the rotor 36a. That is, if the tune to be played is, for example, a third one recorded in the third record zone 2c, the pickup arm 7 is brought to a position such that the stylus 9 assumes a position close to the terminating end of a tune recorded in the second record zone 2b ahead of the third one 20 and then a current is applied to the electromagnet 43b to hold the rotor 36b in its final position.
  • the starting position of play of the second record is memorized by the memory means 46b.
  • the starting position of play of many records can be memorized electromagnetically and mechanically in a similar manner. It is preferred to perform the abovedescribed memorizing operation while the stylus 9 makes contact with the marginal non-record zone or the nonrecord zone 3a or 31) immediately before the selected tune recorded in the record zone 2a, 21) or 2c.
  • the width of the non-record zones 3a and 3b is generally extremely narrow, so that, in this invention, during the memorizing operation the stylus 9 is located extremely close to the terminating end of the record zone before that to be played.
  • a first record is placed on the turntable 5 and a preparatory button 47 is pushed.
  • a motor 48 starts to rotate the turntable 5, and an electrical current is applied to the horizontal and vertical driving electromagnet means 24 and 29, by which the pickup arm 7 starts to rotate in a vertical and a horizontal direction.
  • the pickup arm 7 continues to rotate until the lever 33 affixed to the rotary shaft 12 of the pickup arm 7 comes into engagement with the rotor 36a and then stops at such a position.
  • the pickup 6 is ready for producing signals of the terminating portion of the first tune recorded in the first record zone 2a, but in this case a switching circuit 49 depicted in FIGURE 12 is held in the off state, so that the signals cannot 'be taken out.
  • the switching circuit 49 is put in the on state through a differentiation circuit 50 by pulses obtained at detecting means 25.
  • signals of the groove are applied to a control circuit 51 and the brake is applied to the turntable 5 or to the motor 48, with the result that the rotation of the turntable 5 is automatically stopped with the stylus 9 being in contact with the record.
  • the stlylus 9 assumes a position a little pastthe starting end of the tune recorded in the second record zone 2b.
  • first'signals are applied through a signal delay circuit 53 to a switch reversing circuit 54 to change over its switch and simultaneously the braking means 52 are deenergized to reverse the rotation of the motor 48.
  • signals are taken out and then are applied to the control circuit 51 through a second signal delay circuit 55, causing the braking means 54 to stop the backward rotation of the turntable 5.
  • the time for the reversal of the rotation of the turntable 5 is selected to be substantially equal to a time from the conduction of the switching circuit 49 to the first application of the braking to the turntable 5.
  • the stylus 9 of the pickup 6 comes to rest in contact with the starting end of the tune to be played, namely the tune recorded in the second record zone 2b.
  • FIGURE ll there is illustrated another modified form of the memory means 46a and 46b, in which similar components are indicated by the same reference numerals.
  • the rotor 36a is arm-shaped and the arm is held at one end between a pair of parallel rods 56 and 57, the rod 56 being fixed.
  • the rotor 36a is adapted to be mechanically locked by pulling up the rod 57 with electromagnets 58a and 5811.
  • Reference numerals 59a and identify springs for disengaging the rod 57 from the arm 36a, and 60 designates a stationary part.
  • the horizontal and vertical driving of the pickup arm 7 is carried out by utilizing electromagnetic attraction and repulsion, so that although the pickup is adapted to be automatically rotated by various means, these means can be made independent of the pickup 6 during playing. Accordingly, it is not likely that during playing the pickup is subject to an adverse influence such as mechanical contact, friction or the like from outside.
  • a record player for playing a record disc having a plurality of concentrically spaced sound zones of which only one is to be played, successive zones being connected by a grove in the space between them such that as the pickup arm tracks the groove, its angular velocity is greater than when it tracks the sound zone comprising, a frame, a turntable rotatably mounted on said frame, a pickup arm rotatably supported on said frame, a pickup cartridge having a stylus mounted on the pickup arm, a shaft affixed to said pickup arm so as to be rotated with said pickup arm and mounted on said frame, angular rotation of said pickup arm, said control signal indicates the stylus being in contact with a space between sound zones by detecting an abrupt increase of angular velocity of said pickup arm, means for memorizing the angular position of said pickup arm preparatory to playback, means for actuating said memorizing means when said angular position corresponds to said stylus being in contact with a space just prior to playing the desired sound zone, and means responsive to the memorizing means during playback
  • electromagnetic driving means are provided for driving said pickup arm in a horizontal direction, said electromagnetic driving means consisting of a magnet attached to one end of said rotary shaft and an electromagnet fixed to a stationary part of said frame.
  • a record player as claimed in claim 1 wherein said pickup arm having two ends, said stylus being mounted near one end, and electromagnetic driving means are provided for driving said pickup arm vertically about the pivot thereof, said electromagnetic driving means consisting of a magnet attached to the end of said pickup arm on the end opposite from the stylus and an electromagnet fixed to the frame in opposing relation to said magnet.
  • said means for obtaining a control signal consists of a rotary magnetic plate attached to said shaft, a supporting plate mounted in a spaced relation from said magnetic plate, three coils mounted on said supporting plate, and said magnetic plate and said three coils arranged and connected to form a differential transformer.
  • a record player according to claim 1 wherein said means for obtaining a control signal includes a photoelectric detecting device.
  • said photoelectric detecting device includes a rotary plate attached to the shaft of said pickup arm, said rotary plate formed with a generally crescent-shaped aperture which gradually changes in width, the stationary plate mounted adjacent said rotary plate and formed with a slit which crosses said aperture when said rotary plate turns, a light source, a photoelectric detector, said light source and said photoelectric detector mounted on opposite sides of said rotary and stationary plates so that light from said light source is received by said photoelectric detector through said tapered crescent-shaped aperture and slit.
  • the means for obtaining a control signal comprises a switching circuit which receives a signal from said pickup cartridge, said switching circuit controlled by said control signal, a braking means for the turntable, a control circuit for controlling said braking means by the signal from said pickup cartridge, first signal delay circuit means for delaying the signal from said control circuit, a circuit for reversing the direction of the rotation of the turntable by the signal from said first signal delay circuit, and second signal delay circuit means supplied with the signal from the reversing circuit for producing the delayed signal for controlling said control circuit.
  • the memorizing means comprises rotary means the rotational position of which indicates the desired angular position, pivoted lever means mounted on said shaft and which contacts the rotary means to detect the desired angular position, and means for holding said rotary means in a position corresponding to said desired angular position.
  • said rotary means comprises a sector plate pivoted on a shaft and having a periphery, biasing means for rotating said sector plate in one direction, and said holding means comprising a pivoted lever with one end which engages the periphery of said sector plate, and means for exerting force on the other end of said pivoted lever to pivot said one end of said lever into contact with said periph cry and thus to hold said rotary sector at a position corresponding to said predetermined position against said biasing means.
  • said rotary means comprises a rotary rod pivoted on a shaft, biasing means provided for rotating said rotary 11 V 12 y l rod in one direction, one end of said rotary rod engaged 1,475,583 11/ 1923 Hoxie 88-61 with said lever means and said holding means includes 2,307,259 1/ 1943 Fling 274-14 a stationary rod, a magnetic movable rod opposite to 2,325,708 8/1943 Runge 274-14 said stationary rod, the other end of said rotary rod 2,912,767 11/1959 Mittelmann 33-2065 extended between said stationary rod and said magnetic 5 2,952,464 9/1960 Stimler 274-15 movable rod, electromagnetic means for moving said 2,989,642 6/ 1961 Syel 340-282 magnetic movable rod toward said rotary rod so as to 3,206,151 9/1965 Lillestrand 33-2065 XR hold said rotary rod between said stationary rod and 3,291,019 12/1966 Eagle, said magnetic movable rod, and spring

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